- For better school food, and food skills, and protecting children from junk food marketing
- Evidence of the contribution of food and farming to climate change
- Highlighting the connections between diet, mental health and behaviour
- How action can protect the environment, enhance social justice and improve health
- Campaigning for a law on healthy and sustainable food for schools, hospitals, care homes…
- Practical help to increase healthy and sustainable food in schools, hospitals, care homes…
- Free training on healthy and sustainable food for public sector caterers
- Local and regional activity that promotes healthy and sustainable food
- Helping producers, consumers, retailers and caterers provide healthy and sustainable food
- Working for sustainable food at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Practical advice for anyone interested in buying and using more sustainable food
- Spreading information about urban food growing in London, the UK and worldwide
- Working in 10 deprived London areas to improve access to affordable and sustainable food
- 2,012 new food growing spaces for London by 2012
- Find or set up a Food Co-op in your area
- Pledge to make our future an organic future
- To increase the enjoyment, production and consumption of bread made with natural ingredients
Campaigners at the Children’s Food Campaign are appalled by Nestlé’s statement yesterday on industry news website Food and Drink Europe that it will not ditch many of its unhealthiest cereals.
Children’s Food Campaign joint coordinator Christine Haigh said:
“This announcement shows that Nestlé’s claim to be “the world’s leading nutrition, health and wellness company” is pure spin. Many of Nestlé’s cereal products, such as Cheerios and Shreddies, are high in sugar which contributes to obesity, tooth decay and a range of other health problems. Yet while Nestlé try to win kudos for their commitment to health, they quietly let it be known through trade websites that they are still going to promote high sugar cereals, many of which are aimed at children.”
She continued: “Nestlé’s action shows it is no use asking the food industry nicely to change its ways. If the Government is serious about improving health they must use their powers to regulate. A good start would be expelling Nestlé from the anti-obesity Change4Life campaign.”
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For further information please contact: Richard Watts, Campaigns Director, Sustain. Mob: 07710 782719 or tel: 020 7837 1228.
Notes to editors:
- Nestlé’s statement that it will continue to provide “sweeter, more taste-focused products” can be found at industry news website Food and Drink Europe: Food and Drink Europe website
- Nestlé Cocoa Shreddies are almost 30% sugar per 100g; Nestlé’s Multi-Grain Cheerios are 21.6% sugar, while Nestlé’s Original Shreddies are 15.5% sugar. All these products would be award a red light for sugar, indicating high levels according to the Food Standard’s Agency’s traffic light labelling scheme.
- The National Diet and Nutrition Survey found that 86 per cent of children consume too much sugar.
- Nestlé is a partner in the Government’s Change4Life campaign, which aims to reduce obesity. One of the aims of the Change4Life campaign is to persuade more people to eat regular meals, including a healthy breakfast.
- The Children's Food Campaign works to improve children's health and well-being through better food - and food teaching - in schools, and protecting children from junk food marketing. We are supported by over 300 national and local organisations and 12,000 members of the public. The Children's Food Campaign is coordinated by Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming and is funded by the British Heart Foundation.
